Missouri’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Legislature did not violate the state’s Constitution when it drew new congressional maps last year favoring Republicans, delivering a major blow to Democrats’ hopes of blocking the new map ahead of the midterms.
In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that a clause in the state Constitution directing Missouri lawmakers to draw new maps after each census does not impose restrictions on the Legislature from taking up redistricting in the middle of the decade.
“The obligation to legislate congressional districts once a decade does not limit the General Assembly’s power to redistrict more frequently…
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